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I would regularly fight bouts of insomnia and I can tell you that nothing, and I mean nothing legal will put you to sleep better than being truly exhausted from exercise. Real exercise where you have to dig deep to be able to finish what you started will result in a decent night of sleep — everytime.

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We're all different, I remember waking up early to run a marathon (something like 5am), being exhausted for the rest of the day, but still struggling to sleep at night around 11pm or so

Eh, for me edibles are way more effective and are legal where I currently live. This is more effective (though arguably less healthy) than even 100mi on a bike. The problem for me is more in staying asleep than going to sleep.

You don't sleep well when you are on drugs

having taken a short course of benzos for anxiety related insomnia, I can tell you this depends on the drug

Exercise at what time of day makes you sleep the best? What mix of cardio and weights? If cardo, is it intense or moderate?

> nothing legal will put you to sleep better

Surely you meant to say "me" instead of "you".

No, I surely did not.

You should have.

Your contribution to this conversation has surely been invaluable.

After heavy cardio is when I’m more likely to struggle to sleep

It depends when in the day. I sleep far better on days when I do intense exercise. But only if it’s not within 4 hours before I go to sleep. If I exercise close to bed time then I might not get to sleep until early morning.

You’ve got me there. I’m never really strictly doing aerobic exercise.

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